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Overview
American intelligence analysts have alleged that it is a terrorist group, yet have employed the group to act as a mediator in discussions with Sunni militias in Iraq.
Its office in Mauritania was shut down by authorities.
Two of the allegations prepared for Guantanamo captive Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa Al Hassan's Combatant Status Review Tribunal were:
- "The detainee is associated with the Dawa wa Irshad non-governmental organization."
- "Dawa wa Irshad is a terrorist organization."
References
- ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa Al Hassan's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 53-62
- Daragahi, Borzou . Los Angeles Times, Indirect U.S. Talks With Iraq Rebels Reported, June 09, 2005
- Arabic News Front Page for 7/23/2003 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine